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Tweet TweetOne of the most important features when buying a car is its safety. Euro NCAP, the main crash test organization revealed recently a list with the safest cars in 2015. Everybody heard about Euro NCAP, but how much of us know what it really is? Back in 1977, in U.S. had been introduced a New Car Assessment Program (NCAP). Twenty years later, the Europeans have founded Euro NCAP, which was based on the American programme. Of course, it’s not the only crash-test programme in the world: the Chinese have C-NCAP, the Australians – ANCAP, the Latino-Americans – Latin NCAP and the Russians have ARCAP. But it is probably the most important of them, as it is backed by the European Commission, many European governments and some of the most important motoring organizations. In 2015, more than 40 consumer cars had been tested. The safest car in 2015 proved to be Volvo XC 90. It managed to obtain a 97% score for the adult occupant. In the Large Off-Road category, it had … [Read more...] about Safest Cars In 2015: Euro NCAP Results

Strong safety scores are becoming a nice habit for Kia. The 2019 Sorento SUV has earned a Top Safety Pick Plus rating, the highest possible score from the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety. This makes the new Sorento the eighth model in Kia's lineup to score either a Top Safety Pick or Top Safety Pick Plus rating in IIHS' stringent crash-test regimen. Related: All 2019 Kia Sorentos Get Third Row, Higher Prices This includes a total of six crash tests, which measure a car's performance in a variety of front- and side-impact scenarios. IIHS also takes into consideration things such as the effectiveness of a vehicle's headlights and the ease of installing child-safety seats, along with the availability of advanced safety features like automatic emergency braking and forward collision warning. As required for the Top Safety Pick Plus designation, the Sorento received good scores in small overlap front testing on both the driver and passenger sides (the new-for-2018 … [Read more...] about 2019 Sorento SUV Sticks Another Feather in Kia’s Crashworthiness Cap

THE leafy town of Caterham in Surrey is famous for two things. 1. Caterham cars and 2. Having Britain’s worst rail service. Yep, worse than yours. The 09:24 from Caterham to London Victoria was late an incredible 240 times last year including every working day in October, apart from one day — when it was cancelled. A good excuse for a little race then (within speed limits, obviously). Car versus train. Caterham Seven versus Thameslink. Moi, in the motorised bathtub, versus my friend Alana on the train. Now the 09:24 train should arrive at London Victoria at 10:16, that’s 52 minutes, plus a six-minute walk to the meeting point at a swanky diner in Belgravia. Total journey time: 58 minutes. According to the RAC route ­planner, my 17-mile route up the A23 through Croydon and Clapham Common should take 68 minutes. Game on. (Please pretend you haven’t looked at the pictures and keep reading. Thank you.) Now, I’ll be honest. This is not the car I’d … [Read more...] about Sun Motors team races from Caterham to London . . . in a Caterham

The 2019 Kia Forte sedan makes its debut with a sleeker, more coupelike exterior at the 2018 Detroit auto show. Kia says that its compact sedan takes design cues from the Stinger to give it a more aggressive appearance. With its updated powertrain and an all-new CVT option, the 2019 Forte aims to be stylish and fuel efficient.Unlike most compact sedans, the 2019 Kia Forte adopts a cab rearward exterior, giving it a fastback silhouette and a short trunklid. Designers moved the cowl back 5 inches to achieve this look while giving the car a more planted appearance on the road. Out back, the 2019 Forte has a trim piece connecting both of its taillights, similar to the Sportage crossover. The car has also been stretched by 3.2 inches, making it 182.7 inches long and allowing for more legroom and a larger trunk that now measures 15.1 cubic feet. It also grows slightly in width by 0.7 inch to 70.8 inches and is a half-inch taller at 56.7 inches, improving headroom.Compared to the outgoing … [Read more...] about 2019 Kia Forte First Look: More Stylish and Efficient Compact Now Offers a CVT

The 2019 Kia Forte sedan makes its debut with a sleeker, more coupe-like exterior at the 2018 Detroit Auto Show. Kia says that its compact sedan takes design cues from the Stinger to give it a more aggressive appearance. With its updated powertrain and an all-new CVT option, the 2019 Forte aims to be stylish and fuel efficient.Unlike most compact sedans, the 2019 Kia Forte adopts a cab rearward exterior, giving it a fastback silhouette and a short trunklid. Designers moved the cowl back 5 inches to achieve this look while giving the car a more planted appearance on the road.Out back, the 2019 Forte has a trim piece connecting both of its taillights, similar to the Sportage crossover. The car has also been stretched by 3.2 inches, making it 182.7 inches long and allowing for more legroom and a larger trunk that now measures 15.1 cubic feet. It also grows slightly in width by 0.7 inch to 70.8 inches and is a half-inch taller at 56.7 inches, improving headroom.Compared to the outgoing … [Read more...] about 2019 Kia Forte Takes Design Cues from the Stinger